Another alternative is to use Diphoterine(R), an amphoteric, polyvalent,
slightly hypertonic, non-irritant, non-wsensitizing, non-toxic, sterile,
ACTIVE skin decontamination solution whose reactions with both acids and
bases do not generate any significant exothermic heat releases. It has been
successfully used in European workplaces and laboratories for a number of
years, and is effective againts acids, bases, oxidizers, reducing agents,
solvents, irritants, etc.
More information is available on the manufacturer's website: www.prevor.com
(click on the British flag for the English version) which also contains
numerous peer-reviewed publications and major Congress Abstracts regtarding
this product.
Alan H. Hall, M.D.
TCMTS, Inc.
Laramie, WY
ahalltoxic**At_Symbol_Here**msn.com
North American Consultants to Laboratoire Prevor, Valmondois, France
>From: Sheila Kennedy
>Reply-To: Sheila Kennedy
>To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
>Subject: [DCHAS-L] acid neutralized on skin - Undergraduate Accident
>Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:06:10 -0700
>
>We've been able to track the ownership of the picture back to the folks who
>took the picture and to the model/perpetrator/victim. He still works on
>campus & originally gave permission to use the image in UCSD safety
>training, but no-one is anxious to have it become common property of the
>whole on-line web community, so we won't be posting it here.
>
>Any suggestions for limiting distribution of something like this that would
>be useful to so many?
>-Sheila
>
>=============
>For those who have asked, I'm hunting down the source/owner of the
>picture & will send it to the list if I can.
>
>Can I attach a JPG file to a list message?
>-Sheila
>=============
>We have a photograph of the scar that remains from an acid spill being
>neutralized with bicarbonate on skin - thermal burn (heat of
>neutralization) on top of chemical burn. Man with the scar says it
>seemed like a good idea at the time.
>
>Wash with running water, 15 minutes: dilute the corrosive, wash it away
>& cool the irritated skin. No scrubbing; no soap; no brushes; don't do
>chemistry on your skin.
>
>Sheila M. Kennedy, CHO
>Safety Coordinator
>Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories
>Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCSanDiego
>(858) 534-0221
>
>
>
>Edward Senkbeil wrote:
>>Recently we had an accident in the general chemistry lad where a student
>>spilled some 4.0M NaoH on her wrist.
>>The protocol we have followed in the past is to wash with water for 15
>>minutes and then send to the University Health Center. We. normally
>>follow the protocol to "Protect, but not treat". The skin was slightly
>>red due to the spill.
>>
>>When the student reached (was escorted to) the Health Center, they said
>>they could not treat chemical burns.
>>They wanted to send her to the hospital emergency room, but the student
>>didn't go because of lack of insurance.
>>
>>Three days after the accident, the student's wrist still has a few pink
>>spots.
>>
>>The questions are:
>>
>>1. Should we (lab instructors) treat by neutralizing the base with
>>something llike vinega, rather than just washing?
>>
>>2. Who should be responsible (or maybe liable) for appropriate
>>treatment? Howd do university health centers handle someting like this
>>incident at other universities?
>>
>>Thanks for any information,
>>Ed Senkbeil
>>Chemistry Department
>>Salisbury University
>>

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